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Atractus indistinctus PRADO, 1940

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Higher TaxaColubridae (Dipsadinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Indistinct Ground Snake 
SynonymAtractus indistinctus PRADO 1940: 16
Atractus eriki ESQUEDA, LA MARCA & BAZÓ 2007
Atractus indistinctus — PASSOS & ARREDONDO 2009
Atractus eriki — WALLACH et al. 2014: 72
Atractus indistinctus — WALLACH et al. 2014: 74
Atractus indistinctus — PASSOS et al. 2024: 58 
DistributionColombia (Norte de Santander)

Type locality: Ocaña, Dep. de Norte de Santander, Colombia

eriki: W Venezuela (Trujillo); Type locality: Sector Media Luna, Escuque, 7.38 km E Valera, approx. 1000 m elevation, 9° 18’ N, 70° 40’ W, Municipio Escuque, Estado Trujillo, Venezuela.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: MLS 166
Holotype: ULABG 6693 [eriki] 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (15143 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentEtymology: A. eriki was named after Erik La Marca who captured the first specimen of this species. 
References
  • Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA - get paper here
  • Esqueda, L.F., E. La Marca & S. Bazó. 2007. Un nuevo colúbrido semifosorial del género Atractus (Dipsadinae) de la vertiente lacustre de los Andes de Venezuela. Herpetotropicos 2 (2): 87-93 [2005] - get paper here
  • Natera-Mumaw, Marco; Luis Felipe Esqueda-González & Manuel Castelaín-Fernández 2015. Atlas Serpientes de Venezuela. Santiago de Chile, Dimacofi Negocios Avanzados S.A., 456 pp. - get paper here
  • Passos, P. & Arredondo, J.C. 2009. Rediscovery and redescription of the Andean earth-snake Atractus wagleri (Reptilia: Serpentes: Colubridae). Zootaxa 1969: 59–68 - get paper here
  • Passos, P., Meneses-Pelayo, E., Ramos, L. O., Martins, A. R., Machado, A., Lopes, R. T., ... & Lynch, J. D. 2024. Taxonomy without borders: Revision of the genus Atractus (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) from the Andes between Colombia and Venezuela. South American Journal of Herpetology, 32(sp1), 1-123 - get paper here
  • Pérez-Santos,C. & Moreno, A.G. 1988. Ofidios de Colombia. Museo reegionale di Scienze Naturali, Torino, Monographie VI, 517 pp.
  • Prado, A. 1940. Notas ofiológicas 4. Cinco especies novas de serpentes colombianas do genero Atractus W AGLER. Mem. Inst. Butantan, Sào Paulo 13 [1939]: 15-19 + 2 plates - get paper here
  • Prado, Alcides 1941. Notas ofiológicas 5. Observações sobre serpentes da Colombia. Mem. Inst. Butantan 14: 1-11 [1940] - get paper here
  • RIVAS, GILSON A.; CÉSAR R. MOLINA, GABRIEL N. UGUETO, TITO R. BARROS, CÉSAR L. BAR- RIO-AMORÓS & PHILIPPE J. R. KOK 2012. Reptiles of Venezuela: an updated and commented checklist. Zootaxa 3211: 1–64 - get paper here
  • Wallach, Van; Kenneth L. Williams , Jeff Boundy 2014. Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. [type catalogue] Taylor and Francis, CRC Press, 1237 pp.
 
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